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5 Data and Communications for Polar Research
Pages 39-46

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... 2. Instrument data communication current capabilities and needs: to learn from researchers who are pushing the frontiers of how one captures and transfers data from field instruments deployed in polar research.
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From page 40...
... A United Nations multiagency task force has been leading the adoption of this strategy, and there is broad support for SMART repeaters, but none have been built yet. Subsea Data Systems was founded to develop SMART cable technology and to manage the resulting data ecosystem.
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From page 41...
... One participant recommended a long-distance wireless network for data transfer and acquisition control, similar to the system that has been deployed and demonstrated at Summit Station in Greenland. Some participants highlighted the need for low Earth orbit satellite solutions and/or Iridium upgrades, noting this would require incentives for commercial satellite companies to work with the com munity for meeting Antarctic-specific requirements.
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... Thus far, signals were transmitted through the ice from a small, low-power platform, and the team was able to collect data in real time. Lee Freitag, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, discussed some emerging technology solutions for robotic exploration under Arctic ice shelves.
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From page 43...
... Motes require external power, so advances in power systems in the extreme cold will be necessary for use in some polar regions. The data from Motes can be retrieved manually or via data portal if the Motes are connected to the Internet.
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From page 44...
... Rose believes there is great room for improvement in fostering knowledge sharing of best practices and technology solutions for Antarctic and polar research generally. One notable technological advance made by BAS occurred when growing chasms in the ice shelf forced it to cease having winter staff at the station.
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... Building on Manohar's discussion of advanced data analytics techniques generally, Maryam Rahnemoonfar, Lehigh University, focused on data analytics techniques developed specifically for polar regions. Over the past 40 years, much data have been collected in the polar regions with different sensors (e.g., lidar, radar, optical, multispectral)
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... . For calculating ice thickness and predicting its contribution to sea level rise, it is important to study both the ice surface and the subglacial topography, which is observed with radar sensors.
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Key Terms

  • data transmission
  • antarctic research
  • data analytics
  • optimal sensing
  • advanced data

  • data communication
  • polar regions
  • ice shelves
  • ice shelf
  • transmission issues

  • sensor placement
  • wildlife computers
  • sensor data
  • subsea data
  • instrument data

  • current capabilities
  • smart repeaters
  • drill holes
  • level rise
  • technology solutions

  • spatial constraint
  • underwater vehicle
  • subglacial topography
  • sea level
  • limited sensing

  • earth orbit
  • near coastlines
  • low earth
  • offloading data
  • transferring data


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